02/09/2023
When I was a kid we had a cow that was artificially inseminated with a bull that was part BUFFALO. I was anxious to see the Beefalo calf when the time came for it to be born. I was expecting it to look like a baby buffalo but it looked like every other calf I had ever seen. I was quiet disappointed.
I don’t know if buffalo calves are born with humps or if they show up later on but our baby calf did not have one.
Humps are okay if you are a buffalo, but what if you are a human and you really don’t want one? I had a conversation about this with someone recently.
Most of the time these humps are where some people carry fat and cause no problems. You can watch your posture which will help them be less obvious.
Three basic exercises come to mind that can also help.
1. Chin tucks. 2. Pec stretches. 3. Taping two tennis balls together, putting them in a sock and lying on them to loosen the tight muscles in your upper back where the hump is.
You may want to have your physical therapist, chiropractor or family doctor check out your hump (it’s smart to have any humps or lumps checked out).
Occasionally there can be abnormal growths such as cysts ( which are fluid-filled sacs) or tumors that cause humps. Injuries to the spine or simply how your spine has formed may be to blame.
Some medications for obesity can cause this and so can long-term steroid use.
In rare cases having a condition called Cushing Syndrome is the reason for a neck hump, that’s from abnormal levels of the hormone cortisol, but there will likely be other symptoms.
